摘要 |
<p>A patient controllable drug delivery system including a metering device (30) having an intermittent dose reservoir (34) and a plunger, a main reservoir (26), a fill line (32) connecting the main reservoir (26) and the intermittent reservoir (34) via a metering device fill point (26) and a flow regulating means (10) between the metering device (30) and the patient line (36), the flow regulating means (10) comprising a means for receiving and dispensing a dose of drug (12) and a pressure set one way valve (16), the intermittent dose reservoir (34) and the patient line (36) being in restricted fluid communication, dispensation of the drug being effected by pressure applied by the receiving and dispensing means (12). Systems for the supply of a continuous dose in addition to the patient controllable delivered dose, and a secondary delivery system are also disclosed.</p> |